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RBI Sets 24-Hr Timeframe to Bring Back Payment Data Processed Out of India
In April 2018, the RBI had issued a note mandating that all payments firms should store data within India. The move affected players such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and the likes of Pay-Pal, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, among others.
G20 Summit 2019: PM Modi Meets Shinzo Abe, will Hold A Trilateral Meeting
PM Modi will attend important plurilateral meetings during G20 Summit. It is the first time for Japan to take on the G20 presidency. The G20 Osaka Summit will be held on June 28-29, as well as relevant ministerial meetings in eight cities in 2019.
Mural of Sri Ram Found on a Cliff in Iraq !! Indian Embassy Tracks Mural
The mural shows a bare-chested king pulling at a triangular bow with a quiver full of arrows on his side and a monkey with folded hangs sitting in reverential posture
‘Make in India’ Air-to-Air Missiles: Bengaluru-Based Manufacturer Celebrates Milestone
SASMOS, a leading manufacturer of wiring harness, electro-mechanical assemblies and unit integration products, first started working with MBDA on MICA in 2013 and has delivered 2,000 wiring harnesses on time. Over the last decade, SASMOS has progressed from being a start-up organisation to becoming a preferred partner by Original equipment manufacturers.
India will Do What is in its National Interest: Jaishankar to Mike Pompeo on S-400 deal
While answering a question on the issue of sanctions under the US’ Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) which may also impact India’s procurement of the S400 systems from Moscow, Jaishankar said India has relationships with several countries.
SL Army Strengthens Intelligence Network with India to Face IS
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has strengthened its intelligence network with India, following the latest Indian intelligence reports that warned of possible renewed attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terrorists.
SLA Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake said that the country was confronted with global terrorism, and needed the assistance of the neighbouring countries to fight against the IS.
“We are confronted with a global threat and need to join regional cooperation, government to government and military to military, to face the IS threat,” he said.
Last week, three letters sent by the Indian State Intelligence Service had claimed that both India and Sri Lanka was likely to be under IS threat again, as it had diverted its focus more towards the Indian Ocean Region after they lost their control in Syria and Iraq.
“After the loss of territory in Iraq and Syria, IS is urging operatives to take up violent forms of jihad, while staying back in their respective countries,” NDTV quoted a letter sent by the State intelligence to top Kerala Police officers.
In another letter, it has stated that the increased IS-related cyber-activity in the country indicates signs of terror attacks to come.
Lt. Gen. Senanayake, addressing the media at the passing out ceremony of theIntake-49 of the Special Forces held at its Training School in Maduruoya, said that the tri-forces and the Police were kept on high alert with the latest warnings from the Indian intelligence sources on renewed attacks by the IS.
“Emergency has been extended and security is fully ensured, but in any country, any attack can happen as no one can give a guarantee that nothing will happen. But we are on high alert,” he said. Lt. Gen. Senanayake also said that the military was assisting the investigations by the Parliamentary Select Committee, the Police, and the Criminal Investigation Department on the Easter Sunday suicide attacks by the IS-influenced terrorists in Sri Lanka. The NDTV has said that nearly 100 people have believed to have joined ISIS from Kerala in the last few years, 3,000 have been ‘de-radicalised’ at 21 counselling centres across the southern State, and most of them are from north Kerala.
While strengthening the internal security, the Kerala coast has been on alert to prevent the IS terrorists from Sri Lanka entering the Kerala State since the end of May.
India Pushes Agenda in West Africa; to Open IT & Biotech Park
Vice President of Cote d’Ivoire Daniel Kablan Duccan would be the Chief Guest at the Inaugural ceremony. MGIT-BP is a dedicated Free Trade Zone (FTZ) for IT & Biotechnology.
Maritime Technology Centre at IIT Kharagpur to Bring India on Par with Germany, Russia: Mandaviya
The centre, under the Make in India programme, will not only boost vessels based on electricity, battery and LNG but will also be developed as a hub for global research for vessel designs, he said after the Ministry of Shipping inked a pact with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, here.
Govt Eyes 500GW Renewable Capacity by 2030
The announcement comes against the backdrop of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government running the world’s largest renewable energy programme and plans to achieve 175GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 as part of its climate commitments. India currently has an installed renewable energy capacity of around 80 gigawatts.